Aadhya and Rohan met here after their messy day at work, they had no clue that the simple conversations would turn into a connection.
Aadhya was mesmerized by the depth of their conversations. She loved the way Rohan saw the world, the warmth in his words, and the kindness in his tone. The way he admire her choices, passion and boundaries .She thought of him as a friend, someone whose mind she admired, whose humor brought her joy. It was an easy connection, without any pressure.
Then came the moment that shifted everything.
"I love you," Rohan wrote one night, his message glowing on the screen between them.
Aadhya stared at the words, her heart skipping a beat. She didn’t know how to react. The connection they had was real, yes, but it wasn’t love.. she is sure .Not in the way Rohan had meant it. She had never imagined this.
Her mind raced. She didn’t want to hurt him, but she couldn’t pretend that she shared those same feelings. How could she explain that the beautiful bond they had was enough, that it didn’t need to be defined by something as heavy as love? Not in the way he envisioned it.But how to convey it? How to make him understand that the friendship they’d built meant everything to her, and that changing it into something else might shatter what they had?
She took a deep breath and typed her reply, knowing it might change everything.
"I care about you, Rohan. You’ve been a wonderful friend, and I truly value what we have. But I can’t love you the way you want me to. I hope you can understand that. I can only be your friend, and I want to keep that bond strong, without any pressure."
Her fingers hovered over the keyboard for a moment before hitting send. She wasn’t sure if she had said enough or if her words would hurt him. But the this had to be said.
A moment later, another message from Rohan appeared: "That's completely fine aadhya, I know it might be too early to say this, and I'm sorry if I made things awkward. I just wanted you to know how I feel. Please, consider what I said. I value our friendship so much."
But then the silence between them grew, filled with words left unsaid. And Aadhya wondered if, despite her efforts, their dreamlike connection could survive the weight of those three words.
Aadhya was mesmerized by the depth of their conversations. She loved the way Rohan saw the world, the warmth in his words, and the kindness in his tone. The way he admire her choices, passion and boundaries .She thought of him as a friend, someone whose mind she admired, whose humor brought her joy. It was an easy connection, without any pressure.
Then came the moment that shifted everything.
"I love you," Rohan wrote one night, his message glowing on the screen between them.
Aadhya stared at the words, her heart skipping a beat. She didn’t know how to react. The connection they had was real, yes, but it wasn’t love.. she is sure .Not in the way Rohan had meant it. She had never imagined this.
Her mind raced. She didn’t want to hurt him, but she couldn’t pretend that she shared those same feelings. How could she explain that the beautiful bond they had was enough, that it didn’t need to be defined by something as heavy as love? Not in the way he envisioned it.But how to convey it? How to make him understand that the friendship they’d built meant everything to her, and that changing it into something else might shatter what they had?
She took a deep breath and typed her reply, knowing it might change everything.
"I care about you, Rohan. You’ve been a wonderful friend, and I truly value what we have. But I can’t love you the way you want me to. I hope you can understand that. I can only be your friend, and I want to keep that bond strong, without any pressure."
Her fingers hovered over the keyboard for a moment before hitting send. She wasn’t sure if she had said enough or if her words would hurt him. But the this had to be said.
A moment later, another message from Rohan appeared: "That's completely fine aadhya, I know it might be too early to say this, and I'm sorry if I made things awkward. I just wanted you to know how I feel. Please, consider what I said. I value our friendship so much."
But then the silence between them grew, filled with words left unsaid. And Aadhya wondered if, despite her efforts, their dreamlike connection could survive the weight of those three words.